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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.8515 steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 680
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020